Type-writing machine.



E. E. BARNEY.

TYPE WRITING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 13. l9l6.

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Hi5 AITEIRNEY E. E. BARNEY.

TYPE WRITING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. I3. 1916.

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EDWIN E. BARNEY, OF ILION, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO REMINGTON TYPEIVRITER COMPANY, OF ILION, NEW YORK, A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

TYPE-WRITING MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 13, 1917.

Application filed September 13, 1916 Serial No. 119,827.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWIN E. BARNEY,

citizen of the United States, and resident of.

Ilion, in the county of Herkimer and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Type-Writing Machines, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to typewriting machines, and more particularly to means for mounting actuating members, and the main objects of the invention, generally stated, are to provide simple and eflicient means of the character specified which may be manufactured at small cost and enable the parts to be easily assembled and disassembled when desired. 7

To the above and other ends which will hereinafter appear, my invention consists in the features of construction, arrangements of parts and combinations of devices set forth in the following description and particularly pointed out in the appended claims. p

In the accompanying drawings wherein like reference characters indicate corresponding parts in the various views,

Figure 1 is afragmentary fore and aft vertical sectional view showing only so much of a typewriting machine as is neces sary to arrive at an understanding of my invention.

Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view of the same taken on the line aa-zv of Fig. 1 and looking in the direction of the arrow at said line.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary plan view of the same.

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary detail perspective view of the combined guide and fulcrum plate with the pivot rod shown in place.

In the present embodiment of my invention the actuating members are in the form of key levers fulcrumed, guided and maintained separated by the combined pivot rod support and guide comb or spacing plate of my invention. It should be understood, however, that my invention may be embodied wherever found available for mounting actuating devices at different parts of a typewriting machine.

The frame of the machine comprises a base 1 in which suitable actuating members 2 are fulcrumed. In the present instance these actuating members are in the nature of key levers provided with the usual finger keys 3 for controlling the type actions and other parts of the machine. The key levers are mounted in parallel arrangement and extend fore and aft of the machine, each key lever being formed with a pivot receiving notch 3 in its upper edge near the rear end thereof. e

The combined spacing and pivot-rod supporting plate with which these key levers co-act is represented in detail in Fig. 4L and is designated as a whole by the reference numeral 4. This plate is preferably made of sheet metal and extends transversely of the machine above the rear ends of the key levers and comprises a flange or foot piece 5 provided with openings 6 through which screws "Z are adapted to pass. These screws are suitably secured to the base of the machine and project downwardly from the overhanging portion 8 thereof. A washer 9 may be interposed between the foot-piece 5 and a lug or faced bearing portion 10 formed on the base where each of the screws is secured to the frame. A. nut ll cooperates with each screw beneath the foot-piece of the plate 4 to detachably secure said plate in place on the frame of the machine. The depending portion 12 of the angular plate 4: is slotted transversely at its lower edge, as at 15, to provide a series of tines, teeth or tongues 13 and 14. These tines are bent alternately in opposite directions from the body portion of the plate 4 so as to provide a channel or seat which extends longitudinally of the plate between the two series of teeth 13 and 14c. The depending portion of the plate as viewed from one end presents substantially the appearance of an inverted Y. It may be said therefore that this portion of the plate is substantially Y-shaped in cross section, the crotch thus formed constituting an open-mouthed seat for a pivot rod or wire 16 received between the teeth and in the channel hereinbefore referred to, and bearing against the teeth near the bases thereof. The teeth 13 extend downwardly on one side of the pivot rod and the teeth 1 extend downwardly on. the opposite side thereof. The open mouth of the channel or seat thus formed between the tines 13, 14

opens downwardly so that the pivot rod may be introduced upwardly into position in its seat. The length of the pivot rod is slightly less than the length of the plate at. The latter is provided with terminal teeth or projections 17 which extend across the ends of the pivot rod, and across the longitudinal channel in which it is seated, thus providing abutments against which the ends of the rod are adapted to bear in order to prevent an endwise displacement of the pivot rod along its seat or channel.

The key levers extend transversely of the plate a and the rear end portion of each key lever is received in one of the slots 15 between two adjacent teeth 13 and 1-1. The width of each of said slots corresponds substantially to the thickness of the key lever which is received therein. In this manner the key levers are maintained properly spaced apart at their rear ends and are guided by the teeth 13 and 14: which in effect constitute teeth of a guide comb. Each key lever is introduced upwardly in its slot 15 from beneath the comb plate so that the notch 3 in each lever co-acts with the pivot or fulcrum rod 16 at the under side thereof.

A contractile returning spring 18 is connected at its lower end to each key lever and is connected at its upper end to a suitable cross bar 19. The cross bar 19 shown in the accompanying drawings, and the means for mounting and adjusting the same, constitute no part of my invention but are the inven tion of George A. Seib and are claimed in an application filed by him on the 13th day of September, 1916, Serial No. 119,803. For the purposes of my present invention any other suitable restoring springs and means whereby they are connected to the key levers may be employed in lieu thereof. It will be understood that the force of the returning springs 18 is exerted upwardly on the rear ends of the key levers and this force is effective to maintain the pivot rod in its seat without the necessity of providing other special means for this purpose. Moreover, the resistance offered to the actuation of the key levers is applied intermediate the ends thereof, so that during the actuation of a key lever force is applied upwardly at the rear end thereof, tending to keep the key lever seated on the pivot wire and maintain the pivot wire seated in position in the plate 4;.

In practice the fulcrum or pivot wire 16, the key levers 2 and the springs 18 preferably are all assembled while the base 1 is lying upside down, the work of assembling in this way being greatly facilitated.

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a sheet metal plate having tongues off-set laterally from and beyond the body of the plate, a pivot rod arranged in the channel formed by the tongues of the plate. and a plurality of actuating members fulcrumed on said pivot rod.

2. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a pivoted actuating member; and a pivotal support therefor comprising a sheet metal plate slotted at an edge thereof to receive said member and having portions thereof bent in opposite directions from the body of the plate on opposite sides of each of said slots to form a channel, and a pivot rod seated in said channel and on which said member is adapted to turn.

3. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a pivoted actuating member; and a pivotal support therefor comprising a sheet metal plate having tines which are bent off laterally from the plane of said plate at opposite sides thereof, and apivot rod which extends longitudinally of the plate and is received between said tines, the actuating member extending transversely of said plate between the tines and receiving a pivot bearing on the pivot rod.

4:. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a sheet metal plate having ofl"-set tongues forming a channel, the roots of all tongues being in a single row in the plane of the body of the plate, a pivot rod arranged in the channel and extending longitudinally thereof, and a plurality of actuating members fulcrumed on said pivot rod.

5. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a pivoted actuating member; and a pivotal support therefor comprising a sheet metal plate having portions which are bent off laterally in opposite directions from the plane of the body of the plate to form a channel, a pivot rod seated in said channel, and means for preventing an endwise displacement of said pivot rod.

. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a pivoted actuating member; and

a pivotal support therefor comprising a 7 sheet metal plate slotted at an edge thereof to receive said member and having portions which are bent off laterally in opposite directions from the plane of the body of the plate on opposite sides of said slot to form a channel, a pivot rod seated in said channel and on which said member is adapted to turn, and means extending across the ends of said channel and preventing an endwise displacement of the pivot rod.

7. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a pivoted actuating member; and a pivotal support therefor comprising a sheet metal plate slotted at an edge thereof to receive said member and having portions thereof bent off laterally in opposite directions from the plane of the body of the plate on opposite sides of each of said slots to form a channel, a pivot rod seated in said channel and on'which said member is adapted to turn, and terminal projections extending from said plate and across the ends of the pivot rod to prevent an endwise displacement of said rod.

8. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a pivoted actuating member; and a pivotal support therefor comprising a sheet metal plate having tines which are offset laterally from the plane of the body of said plate and at opposite sides thereof, a pivot rod which extends longitudinally of the plate and is received between said tines, the actuating member extending transversely of said plate between the tines and receiving a pivot bearing on the pivot rod, and terminal tines that extend across the ends of said pivot rod and prevent an endwise displacement thereof.

9. In a typewriting machine, the combi nation of a sheet metal plate provided with tines that are bentcolf laterally from the plane of the body of the plate and are spaced apart to receive a pivot rod and provide a seat therefor, a pivot rod received between the separated tines and seated against them,

and means for holding the pivot rod thus seated.

10. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a sheet metal plate provided with tines that are bent off laterally from the plane of the body of the plate and are spaced apart to receive a pivot rod and provide a seat therefor, a pivot rod received between the separated tines and seated against them, actuating members which extend transversely of said plate and are fulcrumed on said pivot rod, and returning springs connected with said members, the force of said springs being exerted to maintain the pivot in its seat.

11. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a sheet-metal plate having a portion which is substantially Y-shaped in inverted end view to form a crotch, a pivot rod seated in the crotch of said member, and actuating members which extend transversely of said plate and which are fulcrumed on said pivot rod.

12. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a sheet metal plate slotted trans versely in one edge thereof, the metal between the slots being bent alternately in opposite directions from the body of the plate so as to present a substantially Y-shaped appearance as the plate is viewed from an end thereof and provide a channel or crotch between the oppositely bent portions, and a pivot rod that extends longitudinally of the plate and is seated in said channel or crotch.

13. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a sheet metal plate slotted transversely in one edge thereof, the metal between the slots being bent alternately in opposite directions from the body of the plate so as to present a substantially Y-shaped appearance as the plate is viewed from an end thereof and provide a channel or crotch between the oppositely bent portions, a pivot rod that extends longitudinally of the plate and is seated in said channel or crotch, and actuating members which extend transversely of said plate and are received in said slots and are fulcrumed on said pivot rod.

14:. In a typewriting machine, the combination .of a sheet metal plate slotted transversely in one edge thereof, the metal between the slots being bent alternately in opposite directions from the body of the plate so as to present a substantially Y-shaped appearance as the plate is viewed from an end thereof and provide a channel or crotch between the oppositely bent portions, a pivot rod that extends longitudinally of the plate and is seated in said channel or crotch, actuating members which extend transversely of said plate and are received in said slots and are fulcrumed on said pivot rod, the thickness of each of said actuating members being slightly less than the width of one of said slots, and returning springs connected to said actuating members and the force of which is exerted to maintain the pivot rod seated in said channel.

15. In a typewriting machine, the combi- 5 nation of a sheet metal plate provided with tines that are spaced apart to receive a pivot rod and provide a seat therefor, a pivot rod received between the separated tines and seated against them, actuating members which extend transversely of said plate and are fulcrumed on said pivot rod, returning springs connected with said members, the force of said springs being exerted to maintain the pivot in its seat, and terminal tines on said plate which extend across the ends of the pivot rod and prevent an endwise displacement of the rod.

16. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a sheet metal plate having a portion which is substantially Y-shaped in inverted end view to form a crotch, a pivot rod seated in the crotch of said member, projections on said plate which cross the ends of said pivot rod and prevent an endwise displacement of the rod, and actuating members which extend transversely of said plate and which are fulcrumed on said pivot rod.

17. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a sheet metal plate slotted trans versely in one edge thereof, the metal between the slots being bent alternately in opposite directions from the body of the plate so as to present a substantially Y-shaped appearance as the plate is viewed from an end thereof and provide a channel or crotch between the oppositely bent portions, a pivot rod that extends longitudinally of the plate and is seated in said channel or crotch, and terminal projections that extend from said plate across the ends of the pivot rod to prevent an endwise displacement of the rod.

18. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a struck-up sheet metal combined spacing and pivot-rod supporting-plate having portions bent outwardly from opposite sides of the body of the plate to form a seat for a pivot rod and slotted to receive and maintain pivoted actuating devices properly spaced apart, a pivot rod in the seat ofsaid plate, and actuating devices received in said slots and fulcrumed on said pivot rod.

19. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a struck-up sheet metal combined spacing and pivot-rod supporting-plate having portions bent outwardly from opposite sides of the body of the plate to form a seat for a pivot rod and slotted to receive and maintain pivoted actuating devices properly spaced apart, a pivot rod in the seat of said plate, and actuating devices which extend transversely of said plate and are received and guided in said slots and are fulcrumed on said pivot rod, and returning springs for said actuating devices, the force of said springs being exerted through said devices to maintain the pivot rod in its seat.

20. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a sheet metal combined spacing and pivot-rod supporting-plate struck up to form a seat for a pivot rod and slotted to receive and maintain pivoted actuating devices properly spaced apart, a pivot rod in the seat of said plate, actuating devices received in said slots and fulcrumed on said pivot rod, and projections formed on said plate at the ends of the seat and which coact with the ends of the pivot rod to prevent endwise displacement thereof.

21. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a struck-up sheet metal combined spacing and pivot-rod supporting-plate having portions bent outwardly from the body of the plate at opposite'sides thereof to form an open-mouthed seat into which a pivot rod may be introduced or from which it may be removed laterally of its axis, said plate being slotted transversely at and near the seat to receive and maintain spaced apart pivoted actuating members, a pivot rod introduced laterally into said seat, ac-

tuating members inserted in said slots and fulcrumed 011 and pressing said pivot rod to its seat.

22. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a sheet metal combined spacing and pivot-rod supporting-plate that extends transversely across the machine at the base thereof, said plate being struck up to form a seat for a pivot rod and slotted transversely at the lower portion thereof to receive and maintain key levers properly spaced apart, a pivot rod introduced upwardly and laterally into said seat, key levers introduced upwardly into said slots and fulcrumed on said pivot rod, and returning springs connected to said key levers and exerting their force upwardly through the key levers against the pivot rod tending to maintain the latter in its seat;

23. In a typewriting machine, the combi nation of actuating members, a guide comb therefor having its teeth bent alternately in opposite directions, and a pivot seated between said oppositely bent teeth and forming a fulcrum for said actuating members.

24. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a transversely arranged fulcrum plate having a vertical slot-way opening downwardly and having also a series of slots formed transversely of said vertical slotway, a fulcrum rod inserted in said vertical slot-way, key levers inserted in said transverse slots, and springs for pressing said key levers against said fulcrum rod and in turn pressing said rod against the upper closed end of said vertical slot-way.

Signed at Ilion, in the county of I-Ierkimer, and State of New York, this 11th day of September, A. D. 1916.

EDWIN E. BARNEY.

Witnesses:

GEORGE B. BRAND, ETHEL E. BARGER WHITE.

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